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Fred Hoffenkamp Wildlife Management Area

Fred Hoffenkamp Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Fred Hoffenkamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Nobles County Highest Point stands 552 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fury Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.76363, -95.49692
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 59
  • Brewster City Park: 4.8 mi
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 9.3 mi
  • Castlewood Knolls Park: 9.6 mi
  • Watland Park: 9.9 mi
  • Vets Park: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 16.7 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 17.8 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 19.5 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 21.2 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 21.5 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fred Hoffenkamp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobles County Highest PointWNW 286°552.4 m21.5 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointW 280°546.3 m19.5 mi
Hawkeye PointSSW 207°509 m23.5 mi
Ocheyedan MoundS 183°490 m25.0 mi
Jackson County Highest PointS 173°480.3 m16.7 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointNE 38°479 m22.4 mi
String Lakes PeakENE 64°473 m17.8 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointNNE 28°463 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:34
June solstice05:4120:2421:08
September equinox07:1018:4319:21
December solstice07:5316:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.53.14.15.23.53.93.22.41.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington 2 NNE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657423

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